A character trait is a word or phrase used to describe a character’s personality‚ as well as how a character may react in certain situations. One’s character may also affect whether he may be put into situations that he otherwise would not be placed in‚ as well as determining how he spends his days‚ or how his days may inevitably end. The importance of a person’s character is clearly shown in the short stories “The Lottery” and “The Chase.” In “The Lottery‚” by Shirley Jackson‚ readers can tell right
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In the essay “In praise of margins‚” Ian Frazier explains the importance of having marginal activities. He describes these activities as something you do with no purpose‚ where you are free to let your mind run wild. Sometimes marginality is tangible in the sense you can actually create something while doing a marginal activity. Frazier’s marginal place as a child was eh woods. There he and his friends would pretend to be explores and try out odd ideas. Odd ideas that later they would come to realize
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Unawareness In the last few days‚ I’ve noticed that the majority of students I cross on my way to class show absolutely no attention to the beautiful environment we have present on campus. Unfortunately‚ many of us only see the flaws in our campus such as missing chunks of gravel‚ spray painted dumpsters‚ overflowing trashcans‚ and cigarette butts variously spread about. While these things do cause an eye sore as students head to class‚ we must realize that we’re overlooking many aspects of our
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Of Studies: Bacon‚ Francis. Bacon’s “Of Studies” is not written like the typical essay you find today. We are taught that an essay must have an introduction paragraph‚ body paragraphs‚ and a conclusion paragraph‚ but Of Studies has only one. Instead we find a variety of statements about how studies can be used. The first thing he argues is that “Studies serve for delight‚ for ornament‚ and for ability.”‚ and then gives an explanation for each one. There is also quite a bit of parallelism in the
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Nike shoes are endorsed by numerous professional athletes and are quite famous for their aerodynamic designs and the great comfort they provide. From famous tennis players like Serena Williams to NBA all-stars like Michael Jordan‚ many professional athletes‚ who have quite a significant influence on the public‚ can be seen on television advertisements endorsing Nike. Persuaded through these advertisements on television and social media‚ consumers line up daily in front of Nike stores worldwide‚ but
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see the bewildering mix of things. An immense number of species forms the rich biodiversity. Our lives are a combination of many things too‚ influenced by nature. Surprisingly‚ they all merge to make life one big‚ beautiful thing. According to Annie Dillard‚ encounter with the natural helps to gain scientific knowledge‚ as well as develop an understanding of religion. In her entire life‚ she seeks both a metaphysical and physical understanding of the world. In the end‚ she grows to become brilliant
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Cited: Dillard‚ Annie‚ and Cort Conley. Modern American Memoirs. New York‚ NY: HarperCollins‚ 1995. Web. . Martin‚ Wendy‚ and Cecelia Tichi. "In the American Society." Best of Times‚ Worst of Times: Contemporary American Short Stories from the New Gilded Age. New York:
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Realizing Idealism (marked passages from “Civil Disobedience” pp. 73 a to a-19 in Rhet II; excerpt from film Gandhi); Conclusion to Walden (underlined passages pp. 70 c-4 to c-9 in Rhet II); Modern Thoreau Heritage (excerpts from Annie Dillard‚ Norman Maclean); class time to work on intro paragraph for Thoreau paper Term Paper poems: e. e. cummings‚ “anyone lived in a pretty how town‚” “When Serpents bargain for the right to squirm” Due: write draft of 2nd
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American Literature Summer Reading List Summer 2014 Belmont High School English Department The following list was complied from the recommendations of the Belmont High School English department and contains some of the best-known works of American literature. Each book addresses the American Dream and/or American identities. All entering 11th graders must read at least one book from the list below over the summer. Students entering English 11 Honors must read at least one contemporary AND one classic
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References: Bales‚ Robert F.‚ and Phillip E. Slater. 1953. "Expressive and Instrumental Groups: Toward a Theory of group Structure." in Socialization and Interaction Process‚ edited by Talcott Parsons and Robert F. Bales. Glencoe‚ Ill.: The Free Press. Dillard‚ Annie. 1988. An American Childhood. New York: HarperCollins. Etzioni‚ Amitai. 1959. "The Functional Differentiation of Elites in the Kibbutz." American Journal of Sociology 44:488-93. Fleishman‚ E. A.‚ M. D. Mumford‚ S. J. Zaccaro‚ K. Y. Levin‚ A. L
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